A man was shot by a federal officer in Worcester, Massachusetts Friday morning during a joint police operation.

It happened shortly after 8 a.m. on Strathmore Road. The Worcester County District Attorney said it was a joint State Police and federal operation where officers were issuing a warrant to a suspect, identified as 23-year-old Chris Betances. The DA said Betances tried to flee in a car and drove towards the officers. It's then that a federal agent fired at Betances.

"Loud noise, somebody yelling 'Hey hey hey! I will [expletive] shoot you!' and then I heard bang bang bang bang," said neighbor Gary Jee. "Obviously, I was shaken and I wasn't jumping out the door or out the window to see what happened."

For minutes after the shots rang out, neighbors said they saw police from severa

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